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Corporate and Commercial Transactions

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi advises on corporate and commercial law in general Italian and international companies at every stage of their establishment and activities, providing assistance for both their incorporation and their ordinary and extraordinary management.

Corporate – In addition to the traditional legal assistance in the incorporation and liquidation of companies and commercial enterprises in general, such as keeping corporate records and supporting activities of daily management of companies, our professionals also assist our Italian and international clients in drafting of shareholder agreements, including block voting groups, and of other agreements or arrangements between shareholders, including non-compete agreements, and gives support in relation to shareholders’ resolutions of particular relevance. Occasionally, Partners of the Firm are members of the board of directors and boards of auditors, or are appointed company secretary of corporations, offering their experience and guidance to the management and the stakeholders.

Corporate Governance – With particular attention to issues relating to corporate governance, the Firm’s attorneys regularly advise public and private companies bodies in relation to the powers, duties and responsibilities of directors within and outside the companies themselves. The corporate department has also developed specialised legal services to support companies in adopting their corporate structures and implement strategies mostly pertinent to their industry sector.

Contracts and distribution – The Firm addresses, in particular, the negotiation and drafting of contracts for the supply of services and works, and distribution contracts (sale concessions, agency, franchising), while also following up on subsequent implementation and enforcement phases. In this context, our attorneys assist clients of the Firm concerning the negotiation and drafting of EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) and EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning) contracts.

Business lease contracts – Our attorneys advise on issues relating to procedures for leasing businesses, from the negotiation stage and the devising of the relevant contracts to the assistance on all issues that may arise during their implementation. The Firm’s consultancy assistance covers also the structuring of the transaction, including related corporate, financial, tax and bankruptcy aspects.

Joint ventures and temporary consortiums – The Firm advises its clients on the structuring, negotiation and drafting of joint venture agreements implemented through the incorporation of new companies among the participants (corporate joint venture), or the signing of specific agreements of collaboration among the participants (contractual joint ventures), also in the form of a temporary consortium, the latter often aimed at the creation of major works projects. In this regard, the Firm provides its clients with the necessary advice and assistance in the preparation of documentation (framework agreements, shareholder agreements, corporate documents), as well as in the last stage of completion of operations.